In the office, one’s desk is one’s domain. But unlike your messy bedroom at home, this abode is on display whether you like it or not, especially in ever-popular open office plans. So what me… ...

“Meanwhile, nearly half say they have been ‘appalled’ by how messy a colleagues’ office is and most chalk it up to pure laziness.” In other words, a messy desk isn’t trivial.

CNN Money's advice columnist says that a messy desk at the office can give off a bad impression and negatively affect your career. Her suggested techniques for keeping things clean and clear are ...

It starts innocently enough. A piece of mail doesn’t get put away; a project is set aside; items you think you might need someday accumulate. Suddenly, your desk has disappeared.

In each experiment, they ranked the owner of the messy office as less conscientious than the organized office, the study found. Participants also thought them to be less agreeable, neurotic, as ...

This connection between a messy desk and productivity is often missed because few people consider the cost of neatness, according to Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman, authors of A Perfect ...

Among them: You can have a messy desk, and there’s no one—or, at least, no colleague—around to judge. In this new world, even neatniks might want to let the papers pile up.